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Also, yeah, optional characters would be quite great to have back on the series. It all adds to the desire of playing the game, knowing or not knowing whether you have all the unlockable characters or not. Good catch. 
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Well, he is pretty crucial, actually because he comes from a different Garden. Since only Balamb Garden uses GFs, they needed Irvine there to reveal the orphanage plot (which was an important element in the game despite what some people say).
And also the assassination plot at the end of Disc One would be different.
Aside from these, though, he really doesn't play much of a role in the game, except to annoy the hell out of me with his GUNS! WOMEN! attitude, that most likely indicates repressed homosexuality (see Reaction Formation).
Well, he is pretty crucial, actually because he comes from a different Garden. Since only Balamb Garden uses GFs, they needed Irvine there to reveal the orphanage plot (which was an important element in the game despite what some people say).
And also the assassination plot at the end of Disc One would be different.
Aside from these, though, he really doesn't play much of a role in the game, except to annoy the hell out of me with his GUNS! WOMEN! attitude, that most likely indicates repressed homosexuality (see Reaction Formation).
Was Quina optional? You can't get to the outer continent without her finding that secret path in the swamplands, can you? I don't recall her disappearing from your party after that point.
Quina was Semi optional. you didn't have to get it until going to the outer continent -but you can get it before that - trabeling to Burmecia fighting Beatrix and the destruction of Cleyra.
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So how many optional characters were there in the series? Truly optional characters? Four? Gogo, Umaru, Yuffie, and Vincent?
Well in FFVI Every character is optional in the WoR except Celes Setzer and Edgar. and Yuffie and Vincent in FFVII
im sure in the remakes of FFIV - GBA - that theres some optional characters - like Palom and Poram - i think you can choose to revive them or not...
im sure in the remakes of FFIV - GBA - that theres some optional characters - like Palom and Poram - i think you can choose to revive them or not...
Yea but they wouldn't be truly optional if you could play them as a main character for half the game. I consider an "optional character" a character that doesn't even have to show up once and the plot will never even remotely change with or without their existence. If they do show up, however, it will usually give more to the plot.
Mog was another optional character (if you tried to save LoneWolf, both characters would die) and Shadow was optional.
I saved Mog 
I'd like to see X's battle system return.
And the hunts from XII...with one tweak: let them actually give you EXP, not just items.
Or the thing Tactics had were the money would roll at the end of a battle and you could stop it in the right place to get a ton of money. I got filthy rich soooo quick in that game.
I'd like to see X's battle system return.
And the hunts from XII...with one tweak: let them actually give you EXP, not just items.
Or the thing Tactics had were the money would roll at the end of a battle and you could stop it in the right place to get a ton of money. I got filthy rich soooo quick in that game.
I would love to see Optional characters return. Maybe Rikku & Kimahri could've been optional in X? haha. They didn't contribute that much to the story, IMO. Although I love Rikku.
As for world map, It's okay. I guess. I liked X's and XII's way. Where you can teleport and walk between worlds. More realistic.
As for world map, It's okay. I guess. I liked X's and XII's way. Where you can teleport and walk between worlds. More realistic.
Rikku contributed a HUGE part to the story O_O She's the whole reason the group made it to the Al Bhed and got the airship and how Yuna got to meet her uncle Cid and everything. And she's half of what softened Wakka up and made him rethink hating the Al Bhed. Kimahri, on the other hand....didnt contribute much at all.
I'm fine with X and XII's way, although world maps are more fun since you get to fly around in airships
I think one of the biggest things I’d like to see them bring back… would be the World Map! I miss being able to wander off and explore every of the games world...